Pterosaurs, the first vertebrates to master powered flight, did so with brains that were far smaller than many scientists expected. New fossil reconstructions show that these ancient reptiles relied ...

Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to master powered flight, yet much of their story remains uncertain. Fossil evidence reveals impressive wingspans and diversity, but key details about their ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed flying reptiles called pterosaurs took to the air with birdlike brains. Old fossils seemed to show it. Hard stone casts inside skulls hinted at big ...

A new study led by Ohio University’s Lawrence Witmer reveals that pterosaurs built their own “flight computers” from scratch, evolving unique brain structures for powered flight long before birds took ...

My impression was possibly death by "surprise". A young critter has little to no experience with nature's extremes. I'd expect them to emulate the adults, since imitation is often how the young adapt ...

A species of flying reptile related to dinosaurs were able to evolve and take to the skies using aerodynamic features in their wings similar to modern planes, scientists discovered. Pterosaurs - known ...

A flying relative of dinosaurs, Bakiribu waridza (“comb mouth” in the Kariri language) filtered crustaceans and other small organisms from rivers and lakes, where it was likely swallowed by a predator ...